A document entitled "Allegheny Places," including the text
maps and supplemental information adopted by resolution of the Allegheny
County Council on November 5, 2008, and as may be amended from time
to time.

The methods, measures or practices to prevent or reduce the
amount of pollution from point or nonpoint sources, including structural
controls, nonstructural controls and operation and maintenance procedures.

A detached, subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental and subordinate to that of the principal building and located on the same lot as the principal building. Farm buildings not intended for habitation are considered to be accessory buildings.

A line within a lot, parallel to the street line, designated
on a plan as the minimum required distance between a building and
the street center line or right-of-way line as specified by any applicable
zoning ordinance.

A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water or a combination
of land and water within a development site and designed and intended
for the use or enjoyment of residents of a development, not including
streets, off-street parking areas and areas set aside for public facilities.

A policy to ensure that the entire right-of-way is routinely
designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians,
bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders of all ages and abilities
can safely move along and across a complete street.

The level at which transportation system performance is no
longer acceptable to the traveling public due to traffic interference.
The level of acceptable system performance may vary by type of transportation
facility, geographic location, public tolerance and/or time of day.

Buildings, sites, objects or structures owned and operated
by a public or non-profit agency, including but not limited to libraries,
museums, historic sites, public buildings, churches, hospitals, nursing
homes, social, fraternal or community clubs or organizations and similar
facilities.

Final decision of the governing body granted jurisdiction
by this chapter to do so, either by reason of the grant of exclusive
jurisdiction or by reason of appeals from determinations. All decisions
shall be appealable to the Court of Common Pleas and judicial district.

The Allegheny County Department of Economic Development,
the designated "planning agency" for the County which performs the
functions of a planning agency as described in the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code for the purpose of administering this chapter.

The agency designated to maintain and preserve state parks,
manage state forestland and provide technical assistance related to
the rivers, trails, greenways, local parks, regional heritage parks,
and natural areas of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The provisions of development of a planned residential development,
a plat of subdivision or land development, including all covenants
relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures,
intensity of use or density of development, streets, ways and parking
facilities, common open space and public facilities. The phrase "provisions
of the development plan," when used in this chapter, shall mean the
written and graphic materials referred to in this definition.

A private drive providing access between a public or private
street or access drive and the parking area for a single residential
dwelling unit. A shared driveway is a private drive serving two residential
dwelling units.

Any construction or other activity which disturbs the surface
of the land, including, but not limited to, excavations, embankments,
depositing or storing soil, rock or earth, clearing vegetation, tilling
soil, or any other activity which may cause erosion.

A narrative and set of plans developed to minimize accelerated
erosion and prevent sedimentation damage. In accordance with Design
Manual, Part 2, Chapter 13, and PADEP Erosion and Sediment Pollution
Control Program Manual, these plans are prepared in conjunction with
construction staging plans, detailing what erosion control measures
must be in place at all times during various construction stages and
phases.

The plan of a proposed subdivision or land development, including
all supplemental information required by this chapter or by an applicable
municipal ordinance to obtain final approval and in a form acceptable
for recording in the Department of Real Estate.

Any financial security which may be accepted in lieu of certain
improvements being made prior to approval and recording of a final
plan, pursuant to Section 509 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning
Code.[2]

Land adjoining a river or stream that has been or may be
expected to be inundated by the floodwaters of the river or stream,
or any area subject to the unusual and rapid accumulation of surface
waters from any source. Floodplains include any areas delineated within
the one-hundred-year flood boundary or as a special flood hazard area
on a map prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The channel of a watercourse and portions of the adjoining
floodplain that are reasonably required to carry and discharge the
one-hundred-year design flood. Unless otherwise specified, the boundary
of the one-hundred-year floodway is as indicated on maps and flood
insurance studies provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA).

Total gross area of all floors enclosed within the exterior
walls of any building, including accessory buildings and including
any areas that may be enclosed by temporary exterior walls such as
garage doors or removable solarium glass enclosures, or as defined
in an applicable municipal zoning ordinance.

The difference between the elevation of the design flow in
the emergency spillway (usually the one-hundred-year peak elevation)
and the top elevation of the settled basin embankment (that is, top
of berm). Minimum freeboard shall be one foot.

An attribute of a lighting fixture from which no light is
emitted at or above a horizontal plane drawn through the bottom of
the fixture and no more than 10% of the lamp's output is emitted
at or above an angle 10° below the horizontal plane, at all lateral
angles around the fixture. By definition, a full-cutoff luminaire
is also fully shielded.

Excessive brightness in the field of view that is sufficiently
greater than that to which the eyes are adapted, to cause annoyance
or loss in visual performance and visibility so as to jeopardize health,
safety or welfare.

The inclination of the land's surface from the horizontal,
as it exists or as rendered by cut and/or fill activities. "Road grade"
refers to the rate of rise and fall of a road surface, measured along
the center line of the cartway.

A map identifying highly functional land areas that harbor
biological diversity, manage water resources, and maintain the region's
scenic landscape character. The greenprint is incorporated into the
Allegheny Places Greenway Map as a top priority for conservation.

A linear open space established along either a natural corridor
such as a river front or stream valley or ridgeline or over land along
a railroad right-of-way converted to recreational use, a canal, a
scenic road or other route, including:

A paved area at the end of a dead-end street where the cartway
branches in two directions, providing sufficient space for vehicles
to execute three-point turning maneuvers without entering the driveways
of any lots abutting the street.

A permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
to private landowners to occupy Commonwealth of Pennsylvania property
designated for transportation uses; typically for access or utilities.

A group of two or more residential or nonresidential buildings,
whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential
building on a lot or lots regardless of the number of occupants or
tenure.

The division or allocation of land or space, whether initially
or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing or prospective
occupants by means of, or for the purpose of, streets, common areas,
leaseholds, condominiums, building groups, or other features.

The addition or conversion of buildings or rides within the
confines of an enterprise which would be considered an amusement park.
For purposes of this subsection, an "amusement park" is defined as
a tract or area used principally as a location for permanent amusement
structures or rides. This exclusion shall not apply to newly acquired
acreage by an amusement park until initial plans for the expanded
area have been approved.

The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land, including
the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such
option or contract is subject to any conditions), a lessee (if he
is authorized under the lease to exercise the right of the landowner),
or other person having a proprietary interest in land.

Land that is susceptible to movement or sliding, as identified
in the Soil Survey of Allegheny County, prepared by the Soil Conservation
Service[3] of the United States Department of Agriculture; or as
identified on the Landslide Susceptibility Map of Allegheny County;
or as identified in the Mining and Physiographic Study, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, prepared by A.C. Ackenheil & Associates;
or as established by geotechnical investigation.

A qualitative measure describing operational conditions within
a traffic stream; generally described in terms of such factors as
speed, freedom to maneuver, traffic interruptions, comfort, convenience
and safety. Levels of service are designated A through F, with LOS
A indicating the best service and LOS F indicating the worst.

A voluntary negotiating process in which parties in a dispute
mutually select a neutral mediator to assist them in jointly exploring
and settling their difference, culminating in a written agreement
which the parties themselves created and consider acceptable.

A concrete, stone or other permanent object placed to designate
boundary lines, corners of property and rights-of-way of streets and
utilities, for the purpose of reference in land and property surveys.

The council in cities and boroughs, and incorporated towns,
the board of commissioners in townships of the first class, the board
of supervisors in townships of the second class, or as may be designated
in the law providing for the form of government.

Act of 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as reenacted and amended
(53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.), which empowers municipalities
to plan for their development and to govern the same by zoning, subdivision
and land development ordinances and official maps, to promote conservation
of energy and to establish planning agencies and zoning hearing boards.

The permit mandated by Section 402 of the Clean Water Act[4] for projects that involve the discharge of pollutants
from a point source into surface waters (including wetlands) for disposal
purposes which is intended to regulate the amount of chemicals, heavy
metals and biological waste discharged in wastewater, administered
under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law.[5]

Net density is the number of proposed dwelling units divided
by the land area not proposed for infrastructure such as the roadway
network or stormwater system. For instance, if a proposed subdivision
includes 100 dwelling units on 100 acres, with 20 acres being used
for infrastructure, the net density is 100/(100 – 20 = 80) =
1.25 units per acre.

Passive site design approaches or regulatory approaches that
positively impact water quality and reduce the generation of stormwater
runoff without requiring the construction of specific or discrete
stormwater management control structures.

A map adopted pursuant to Article IV of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. An Official Map is a combined map and ordinance designed to implement the goals and community vision set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. The Official Map shows the locations of planned future public lands and facilities, such as transportation, recreational parks and trails, and open space. The Official Map expresses a municipality's interest in acquiring these lands for public purposes sometime in the future.

Any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved
and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private
use or enjoyment, or for the use and enjoyment of owners, occupants
and their guests, of land adjoining or neighboring such open space.

Persons who provide expert or professional advice, including,
but not limited to, architects, attorneys, certified public accountants,
engineers, geologists, land surveyors, landscape architects or planners.

A notice published once each week for two successive weeks
in a newspaper of general circulation in the County. The notice shall
state the time and place of a hearing and the particular nature of
the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication
shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not
be less than seven days from the date of the hearing.

A system which provides water to the public for human consumption
which has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average
of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year.
The term includes any collection, treatment, storage and distribution
facilities under control of the operator of the system and used in
connection with the system. The term includes collection or pretreatment
storage facilities not under such control which are used in connection
with the system. The term also includes a system which provides water
for bottling or bulk hauling for human consumption.

An individual licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
to perform services or activities required by provisions of this chapter
and qualified by training and experience to perform the specific services
and/or activities with technical competence.

Land reserved or dedicated for use as a street, pedestrianway
or other means of public or private transportation or for an electric
transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm
sewer, or other special use. A right-of-way includes the entire area
reserved or dedicated for the use.

A luminaire from which no direct glare is visible at normal
viewing angles by virtue of its being properly aimed, oriented and
located and properly fitted with such devices as shields, barn doors,
baffles, louvers, skirts or visors.

A series of aerial photographs on which soils are classified
according to a variety of characteristics and accompanying explanatory
text, prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil
Conservation Service, August 1981. (Note: The Soil Conservation Service
is now the Natural Resources Conservation Service.)

A street that collects and distributes traffic between local access and arterial streets. Such streets provide intraregional connections between residential areas and shopping areas, employment centers and other local traffic generators.

The division or redivision of a lot, tract, or parcel of
land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other
divisions of land, including changes in existing lot lines for the
purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court
for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building
or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease
of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres,
not involving any new street or easements of access or any residential
dwelling, shall be exempted.

Where, in the judgment of the Municipal Engineer, at least
90% (based on the cost of the required improvements for which financial
security was posted) of those improvements required as a condition
for final approval have been completed in accordance with the approved
plan, so that the project will be able to be used, occupied or operated
for its intended use.

An area of trees whose total combined canopy covers one acre
or more, in which at least 70% of the canopy trees have a DBH of 2.5
inches or more. Woodlands may also include tree plantations for commercial
or conservation purposes and groves or stands of trees covering less
than one acre. Categories of woodlands shall be as follows:

A contiguous grouping of eight or more individual trees having a DBH of at least 12 inches and whose combined canopy covers at least 50% of the area encompassed by the grove and which is not located within a woodland.